Radiofrequency ablation for cardiac arrhythmias causing postcardiac injury syndrome.
We report 2 cases of exudative left pleural effusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias complicated by cardiac perforation. We suggest that radiofrequency ablation may be a previously unsuspected cause of postcardiac injury syndrome.
Turitto
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11203, USA.
Abordo
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Mandawat
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Togay
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El-Sherif
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000601:surgery*